Sometimes, it’s just about who you know.
Cincinnati transfer and Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby fielded several Power Four offers upon entering the transfer portal following his fourth season of college football, but a familiar tie from his high school days ultimately led his road to Lubbock.
Nate Giese of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal share the following clip detailing the relationship between Sorsby and newly appointed Texas Tech offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich, the son of Sorsby’s high school coach, Spencer Leftwich, at Lake Dallas High School in Corinth, Texas.
The younger Leftwich, joining the Red Raiders on staff following two seasons at Texas State with head coach G.J. Kinne, produced a top-15 offense in his first season as Joey McGuire’s playcaller and now teams up with an experienced quarterback in Year 2.
It was an up-close look at Leftwich’s methodology that helped Sorsby make the move.
“I just fell in love with it,” Sorsby said of the offense. “I thought he was a really good coach (and) loved the way he saw the game. I thought it could be a really good kind of partnership with me being a fifth-year quarterback having seen a lot of different things and kind of bringing my knowledge to the game as well I think it’ll be a really good deal.”
Leftwich replaced Zach Kittley, now the head coach at Florida Atlantic, and now guides both the offense and a quarterback room fronted by Sorsby in 2026. His air raid, as demonstrated by All-Big 12 graduate Behren Morton, lends Sorsby the potential for a big sendoff in his final year of collegiate eligibility.
Sorsby, contending an alleged $1 million buyout from Cincinnati, is set to make $3.1 million in his 18-month deal with Texas Tech, according to On3.
In two seasons as a Bearcat, Sorsby threw for 5,613 yards, 45 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He was the No. 1 outright quarterback transfer this offseason.
